Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Review: Where the Truth LIes by Jessica Warman

On the surface, Emily Meckler leads the perfect life. She has three best friends, two loving parents, and the ideal setup at the Connecticut prep school where her father is the headmaster. But Emily also suffers from devastating nightmares about fire and water, and nobody knows why. Then the enigmatic Del Sugar enters her life, and Emily is immediately swept away—but her passionate relationship with Del is just the first of many things that aren't quite what they seem in Emily's life. As the lies she's been told start to unravel, Emily must set out to discover the truth regarding her nightmare; on a journey that will lead her to question everything she thought she knew about love, family, and her own idyllic past.

This companion novel to Warman's critically acclaimed Breathless proves that sometimes the biggest lies are told to the people you love the most.

I must admit after reading the synopsis of this book, I was highly intrigued about finding out the deal behind Emily's nightmares. The passionate relationship with Emily and Del turned up the knob on my interest even more.

Once I started reading this book, I found myself wrapped in a whirlwind as Emily tried to navigate around the secrets clouding her life. This book pulled at my heart and I even had a tear or two by the last page. This book is emotionally compelling and Warman's writing drew me deep into the pages and never let up. Being a paranormal book lover, where anything can happen, I tend to shy away from Contemporary novels sometimes because I find it hard to believe in the stories. But with WHERE THE TRUTH LIES, I felt like I knew these characters. Warman did an amazing job with the characters in this book. They felt real and authentic which is something I tend to find missing in so many contemporary novels that I read. If more writers could pull this off, I could find myself falling in love with this genre.

Warman inserts readers into Emily’s psyche as she goes about her day to day activities as the daughter of head master at a boarding school - A boarding school full of prodigies and even students who have been shipped off because of a not so perfect life at home. Right off the bat, I could feel that there was something missing in Emily's life. Even though she had her friends and family with her, I could still sense her longing for something more. Then enter Del Sugar, mysterious & new in a school that's never accepted students after the start of the year. I immediately wanted to know why. And what was Emily's dad keeping from her? When the truth finally came out, I was left speechless. All the lies and cover ups surrounding Emily's life is enough to make anyone question the actions by the characters involved.

WHERE THE TRUTH LIES weaves all the mysteries about decisions one would make to protect a loved one, while trying to hold onto a future that could lead to disaster if the truth came out into a beautiful story of forgiveness and second chances. This book is the companion novel to BREATHLESS, and it makes me want to go read it right now. I'm looking forward to reading more books by Jessica Warman.

I just got an ARC of this and after reading your review, I really can't wait to read it! I also tend to shy away from contemporary books, but the ones I've read have been amazing. Still, I'm paranormal all the way. Haha.

When it comes to YA, I'm more of a contemporary girl. I think it's great that you're impressed by a book in a genre you usually shy away from. My interest in this book raised even higher because of that.

I absolutely adored this book.I believe every teen should read it.It was so good! It kept my attention the whole entire time! Excellent story.I could go on and on about this book but I won't.Must Read!

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